Kenny Williams is in his second season for the Austin Spurs of the NBA G-League and he was on fire tonight. The Austin Spurs went up against the Long Island Nets and Kenny led the team in scoring dropping 20 points, with 6 from 10 from behind the arc… he’s still got it Tar Heels!Continue reading “Tar Heels in G-League – Kenny Williams Season High”
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5th Tar Heel to win ACC Freshman of the Week
On Saturday night we had the ‘Walker Kessler Game’ with the Tar Heels comeback win against Florida State University. Tar Heels came out on top over the Seminoles, who led by 16 points in the first half, but up steps Walker Kessler. Kessler had 20 points with 8 rebounds, he also recorded his most minutes.Continue reading “5th Tar Heel to win ACC Freshman of the Week”
Top 5 Point Guards of Roy Williams Head Coach Era
Coach Roy Williams is in his 18th season as the Head Coach of the Tar Heels and just recorded his 900th career win (the fastest coach to 900 wins). During that time Coach Williams has been spoilt with guards, and if you know North Carolina Basketball, it is well known as the Point Guard University.Continue reading “Top 5 Point Guards of Roy Williams Head Coach Era”
Tar Heels in Europe – February Update
Here’s a monthly update on the Tar Heels playing professional basketball in Europe. You can check out what the Tar Heels in Europe were up to previously in January’s update. I recently spoke to Joel James (UNC 2012-2016) who confirmed with me that he is now playing overseas in Turkey after his time playing professionallyContinue reading “Tar Heels in Europe – February Update”
Tar Heels in Asia
You may have read the post a few weeks ago when I was highlighting the Tar Heels playing overseas in Europe, but Europe isn’t the only continent we have players representing Carolina Basketball. Five Tar Heels played in Asia this season. The dream is to play in the NBA for so many young players, butContinue reading “Tar Heels in Asia”
Top 5 Games vs Duke over last 10 years
Over the past ten years we’ve had our battles with that school in Durham, with the Tar Heels on a 10-15 record over that timeframe (FYI, all-time series is 140-114). It’s the game all Tar Heel fans look forward to, it’s the game all basketball fans look forward to… it is the biggest rivalry inContinue reading “Top 5 Games vs Duke over last 10 years”
The Future of UNC
I think there’s no denying that the current UNC team are inexperienced and they’ve been getting a lot of criticism for the mistakes made this year.. but it’s not all bad, at all. Let’s take a quick look at what the statistics say about University of North Carolina’s Freshmen Class and what does the futureContinue reading “The Future of UNC”
UNC Big’s Ceiling
I try to think back to when we had such potential in the Big’s position at UNC. You can go back to 2016/17 with Maye, Meeks, Hicks and Bradley (that’s a championship calibre team.. oh wait). But if I compare our current Big Four of Garrison Brooks, Armando Bacot, Day’Ron Sharpe and Walker Kessler, wouldContinue reading “UNC Big’s Ceiling”
Tar Heels in Europe
The dream for so many College Athletes is to step onto the courts of the NBA.. but it is well known that only the best of the best can get there. There are currently 13 Tar Heels playing in the NBA, but they’re not the only professional athletes making a living from playing ball. TheContinue reading “Tar Heels in Europe”
JP Tokoto vs Leaky Black
“HE HAS TOKOTO WITH HIM…. NORTH CAROLINA LEADS WITH THE REVERSE HAMMER SLAM!!!!” If you watched the Tar Heels play from 2012 to 2015, you would have been accustomed to seeing an Air Pierre Highlight on Sports Center. Jean-Pierre Tokoto was recruited out of Wisconsin and played with the likes of Marcus Paige, Joel BerryContinue reading “JP Tokoto vs Leaky Black”